1830 in Australia
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The following lists events that happened during 1830 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George IV until 26 June 1830 then William IV
Governors
Events
- 20 September - The Port Arthur penal settlement was established.[1]
- 23 September - The Bathurst Rebellion begins outside Bathurst, New South Wales, following the escape of a group of convicts known as the 'Ribbon Gang' under the leadership of convict-servant Ralph Entwistle. Ten of the rebels are later captured and publicly hung after being tried and found guilty of murder.[2]
- 7 October - The 'Black Line' campaign of the Black War begins in an attempt to capture all Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.[3]
- Wool becomes the most important export in Australia, surpassing whale oil.[4]
Smallpox spread among the Aboriginal groups. It was received from the British people when they arrived in Australia.[5] Aboriginals were persuaded to go to captivity in order for the disease to steady.
Exploration and settlement
- February - Charles Sturt and party discover the mouth of the Murray River.
Births
- 14 January – Thomas Hardy, winemaker (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1912)
- 15 March – John Ferguson, Queensland politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1906)
- 17 April – Alfred William Howitt, anthropologist, explorer, and naturalist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1908)
- 30 April – Dan Morgan, bushranger (d. 1865)
- 15 May – Louis Smith, Victorian politician (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1910)
- 5 September – Robert Dunne, archbishop (born in Ireland) (d. 1917)
- 7 September – Charles Henry Pearson, Victorian politician, academic and writer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1894)
- 16 September – Francis Moran, Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney (born in Ireland) (d. 1911)
- 18 September – Sir Frederick Darley, 6th Chief Justice of New South Wales (born in Ireland) (d. 1910)
- 10 October – Freeman Cobb, businessman (born in the United States) (d. 1878)
- 30 November – Robert D. FitzGerald, explorer, ornithologist, and botanist (born in Ireland) (d. 1892)
- 4 December – Morton Allport, naturalist (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1878)
- 5 December – Sir William Zeal, Victorian politician and railway engineer (born in the United Kingdom) (d. 1912)
Deaths
- 24 November – Bungaree, explorer, entertainer, and community leader (b. 1775)
References
- ↑ "History Timeline". Port Arthur Historic Site. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Biography - Ralph Entwistle - Labour Australia". labouraustralia.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ corporateName=National Museum of Australia; address=Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula. "National Museum of Australia - The Black Line". www.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "The Economic History of Australia from 1788: An Introduction – EH.net". Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Smallpox in Aboriginal Australia, 1829–31: Australian Historical Studies: Vol 20 , No 81 - Get Access". Historical Studies. doi:10.1080/10314618308682899.
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